Hello, everyone!
If you don’t already know, I made the decision to drop out of San Jose State University as a Biological Science major to pursue the Dentistry program at the University of the East in the Philippines. While you’re all getting ready for summer, my brother and I are getting ready to start class on June 4th.
I guess that the main reason why I decided to do this was because: While you all are worrying about the increase of tuition every semester, I’m paying less than $1000 per semester at a private school. I used to pay over $3,400 every semester at a CSU. While you’re looking at 5-7 years to get a bachelors at a state college, I’m looking at being a Doctor of Dental Surgery in one country in 6 years and in 8 years I’ll be a DDS in two countries. While you’re scavenging for classes and units, all of the units I need are set for the next 12 semesters. My mom can afford to send BOTH my brother and I to college at the same time without having to worry about student loans piling up…
My intention is not to brag, but those are the reasons that compelled me to study abroad.
No one can tell the future, but I really think this is my calling. I decided to take the risk to follow my intuition and I’m hoping for the best.
I know you all think I’m kind of crazy for making this decision, but I really just need your support. For all of my friends that are studying in the United States, I wish you all luck!
Hi guyzzzzzzzzzzzzz
Im seriously thinking about quitting school :( Its not working out for me like I thought it would. Idk, I think its just fucking overwhelming at this point…
JK. Im not THAT Crazy. Sorry, that was wrong. But I miss you all. And Im sooooo pissed that I can’t get the amount of units I want right now and Im afraid I wont get them when school starts :( But I guesss what I DO have works. I miss everyone. I’m so lonely! ALL I DO IS WORK. Well, I just wanted to drop in and say HI and hope everyone is doing well. Visit me! Ya’ll know where I am <3
As I begin to get ready for another school year, prep for my apartment, and make plans for the college year (though semester kids, I start late September XD!), I look back on the years we have all had together, the future we will live together, and changes that will make our future different from our past.
I feel that I havent changed much, but looking at all of my friends from high school who have become so different, I know I must have. So if I must pinpoint things about me that have changed, it has to be how much I care. I have moved on from caring about everything: what people thing about me, keeping people friends — even if we aren’t really friends; to caring about only whats important to me: my real friends, the people I love and care about, my grades, my future, my happiness. Though this has not exactly lead to happiness on everyone’s part, it has made me feel happier and less burdened. It has lead me to delete people I dont talk to, don’t really care about, or frankly irritate me off facebook. Play pranks and not worry about the consequences (like seriously. if you cant take an April’s fools joke, do I really want you as a friend?). I have focused on the relationships that matter —Kevin, friends who actually support me, and of course a certain dasa. Though I enjoy this change, I can’t help but feel nostalgic towards high school.
High School was so straightforward. Do good, and you’ll go to college. College the buffer between being young and real life. In college you need to know your future career, so you can make the right classes. In high school, you choose between normal and AP classes. Friends are people you eat lunch with and the best teachers make you laugh. Classes only had homework and a few tests and the most to complain about was the essay you had to write every other week. Relationships were built on hopes and crushes, and sex was just something that was really cool and gross at the same time.
But now, we are all growing up. People have such big sexual appetites, they cannot be contained. Porn and hookers are no longer enough. When people get together, one of the first questions is “You think they did it? Ugh. oh my god. I dont want to think about those people doing it. Oh god. I want to be little and innocent again.” We have to juggle between college life and home life. We see people staying together, getting together, and breaking up. But instead of the comments being “Oh my goodness. They are SOOOO CUTE together. They should like totally like get married or something.” The comments are “Yeah. They’ll probably get married.” We are learning more about the world, and as shown by people facebook posts, tumblr blogs, and general conversation, we are no longer children. We have experiences. We are worldly, and experience. Most people think that have truly deep thoughts, but we are different. We truly are deep thinkers. Despite many wanting to get truly drunk while partying, we think things that are unique to us.
We can now vote. We can pursue real interests. We can go rock climbing without parental consent. We are growing up so fast. I can’t help but wish that we were all young again.
tl;dr People grow up. We are adults now. And its kind of sad.
MYRNR’s all grown up!
Five years, two high schools, and a hundred million amazing memories later, here we are! Holding it down from different colleges, but never forgetting where it all started.
Pomona, Sacramento, Berkeley, Irvine and Long Beach may get different sides of our crazy personalities, but nothing compares to the insanity that ensues when we all get to be home and together.
Love you, ladies!
OCTOBER 22nd!
Friendship Games 2011
I Wanna See Everyone There
LET’S GO.
SEE YOU THERE! :)
UC Berkeley gonna kill it this yeaaar. Watch out, Tri-Force! ;D
Time out, the Slugs are gonna be there for the challenge.
UCSB REPRESENT!!
I AM HELLA TRYING TO GO THIS YEAR
WADUUUUUUUUP. so excited.
Lehgo!
HELL NO FRIENDSHIP! HELL NO FRIENDSHIP!
Anyone care to face up against LB PAC at Friendship Games this year? We’ve already had some, ahem, interesting encounters with SJSU and SFSU. Kriz, Steve, Molly, Nicole: COME ONNNN! Matt and I will be nice to you, behind the scenes, of course. (;
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As I’m progressing (more like dying) through my finals week, the official end of my freshmen year of college is creeping up on me.
To most people away from home at universities, it’s a pretty big deal. You gotta adjust from dorm life to home life. For me, staying at home and at a community college, it’s not too big of a deal for me. My lifestyle, overall, is still maintained.
I know I’ve probably complained about it too many times for anyone to care, but I still am appalled at the fact that I ended up at a community college. All throughout high school, everything I did was with the intention of attending a university farther from home. Yet, my circumstances and my own personal faults led me to be situated here. To be honest, I still have lots of regrets in high school that led me to attend this city college. I still do feel inferior to the rest of my friends doing it big outside of Sacramento. My goals in college that I’ve dreamed of in high school cannot be attained as fast as I had planned. I want to rush, I wanted to experience dorm life, I wanted to have more control over my life, I wanted to party more (as bad as that sounds haha), I wanted to meet more people, and I wanted to have more responsibilities. I’ve missed out on so much and every so often I do pity myself on where I’ve ended up.
However, I’ve had my share of new experiences in my freshmen year of college that have made life at home more tolerable. I became closer to people that I never would have thought I’d be friends with in high school. I’ve actually met a lot of people in classes. I’ve established great relationships with my professors. And one thing I don’t mind about being at community college? The tuition. I’m saving an assload by being here.
I’ve got two more semesters here (hopefully, if I can still get classes in spite of all these budget cuts), then I’m off to socal for sure. I’m ecstatic to transfer and I can’t wait to finally be on my own.
For future college students, it’s getting difficult to acquire a top notch education. A few years ago when the strength of the economy continued to decrease, I honestly believed that it wouldn’t affect my generation, that it would only affect our parents since they were the ones economically knowledgeable. Little did I know that it is making a huge impact on our lives. Classes are harder to get into, tuition is rising. It’s lame because America focuses on “go to college, get your BA” yet they’re cutting so much funds on education. Seriously, just take advantage of all the educational opportunities you’ve got at your grasp. And don’t ever think you’re alone. You’ve got friends, you’ve got family, and the professors at college, they can either be simply your professors or your mentors, and that’s up to you.
Grasp every opportunity out there. Branch out. It’s time to step up to your level in this next phase of life. Don’t stop feeding your brain knowledge but remember to take care of your heart as well. Don’t let anyone hold you back. You have more control over your life than you know it, and use it to improve yourself. Improvement should never stop.
So I’m concluding my freshmen year with acknowledging everyone that’s helped me to get where I’m at and to a prosperous future. No matter what you aspire to do, happiness should be a major portion of your dreams. This year marked my own beginning of adulthood, and it’s only going to get more difficult.
Overcome adversity is one of the most significant ways we’ll be able to enrich our lives. Live a new life, but don’t forget your old life as well. A new phase doesn’t mean neglecting the good things in your past.
Happy summer everyone.
I havent been here for a while! :( I kinda missed this but of course and most of all, I miss you guys. U bitches need to visit me ASAP<3 Well, I need some serious opinions okay? PLEASE TELL ME WHAT U THINK:
So, Ive been thinking about my career/school path; Lol and Ive been thinking about doubling in Graphic Design & Computer Sci and minor in Business Admin; Originally, I wanted to only double in Comp Sci and Business Admin but I think I’ll die mentally (probably physically too if I DID do so)—-considering this, the time Frame that I’ll probably get out of school though is between 4-7 years (Business Admin is a lot even as a freakin Minor!!! -_-) My main focus as of right now is computer sci which I will be able to finish in less than 3 years (because I’m definitely taking classes @ comm. colleges) so I don’t know if I should just finish w/ comp sci and then go back to school for my BS in Business admin and Graphic Design or do it all at once ? I think that it’ll take about the same amount of time but I have nooooo idea what is better; I’m already taking pre-reqs and GEs that fulfill ALL intended majors and minor…and yes it’s a whole lot of friggin work but this is what I love :) I just need some help…guidance, opinion, whatever. :) Also Im killing 22 units next semester and I’m working (and I was considering 2 jobs…) Yeeeeeee!
Love, yk <3 Thanks guyyys!
I’m sorry, I only posted one post on this blog
Anywho, my first semester of college is beyond amazing. It’s really funny how everything works out. I decided I wanted to switch my major to International Relations once I got here and guess who is ranked 4th in the nation for that major? Syracuse Universitay!
It’s also GREAT distance from NYC, thus forth it’s perfect.
The people here are amazing and I’m really sad to go home soon, to be honest. Don’t get me wrong, I can’t wait to see my parents and friends, but it’s just perfect here.
Next year starting spring semester I’m going to be abroad for three semesters.
- London, UK in Spring 2012
- Mumbai, India in Fall 2012
- Washington D.C. in Spring 2013
Exciting shieeet! Here are some pics of my campus back in January. Looks like a Harry Potter campus to me half the time.
P.S. Whoever is in charge of the music, take that song off this page, it’s killing me softly inside.
I miss you all. And LOL but I just read Nicole’s post. She’s so right! We are all separated for real now and I personally think we’ve all changed! Even so, I still love and miss you all. I do not lie when I say I don’t joke around with my new friends like I do with you all. We’re just too nasty, funny, and weird for anyone to understand.
I hope all is well for everyone! Goo luck with getting to where you need to be :)
I am still having trouble with selecting a major, but hey, I’ll choose one eventually. Good luck again guys! <3
